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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: AndyFC on April 23, 2019, 08:53:52 PM

Title: Keeping the time correct with daylight saving
Post by: AndyFC on April 23, 2019, 08:53:52 PM

I use AmiTimeKeeper to sync my battery backed clock with an NTP server but NTP doesn't recognise the clocks changing.

I have tried setDST which works when first run, but when AmiTimeKeeper next runs it sets the clock back to the non DST.

Is there a way to keep the clock in Sync AND adjust it to DST?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Keeping the time correct with daylight saving
Post by: Darin on April 23, 2019, 09:32:08 PM

I have the same issue here.  The problem is that AmiTimeKeeper uses your locale timezone setting and doesn't recognize DST.  The workaround I use is to change my timezone so that I get the correct time.

Title: Re: Keeping the time correct with daylight saving
Post by: chris on April 23, 2019, 11:13:38 PM

Quote from: AndyFC on April 23, 2019, 08:53:52 PM

I use AmiTimeKeeper to sync my battery backed clock with an NTP server but NTP doesn't recognise the clocks changing.

I have tried setDST which works when first run, but when AmiTimeKeeper next runs it sets the clock back to the non DST.

Is there a way to keep the clock in Sync AND adjust it to DST?

Thanks.

Try FACTS (https://www.unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk/download.php?file=facts). I wrote it many years ago to solve exactly this problem.

Title: Re: Keeping the time correct with daylight saving
Post by: AndyFC on April 25, 2019, 10:48:08 PM

Thank you for FACTS. I installed it tonight and it works perfectly.

I'm really impressed by the features.